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Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and fakes his own death. Returning in disguise after various attempts at finding a 'new life', he gets his old job

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 1 Episode 3 - The Sunday Extraordinary Business Meeting
    8.5/10(101 votes)

    #1 - The Sunday Extraordinary Business Meeting

    S1:E3

    Elizabeth is away, so Reggie decides to invite his secretary Joan over for a secret tryst... but constant visitors from family and friends prevent this.

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:David Nobbs

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  2. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 2 Episode 5 - Re-Involvement
    8.5/10(72 votes)

    #2 - Re-Involvement

    S2:E5

    Sunshine desserts goes bankrupt and Reggie hires his old coworkers and boss to Grot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 2 Episode 6 - The Four Untrustworthy Men
    8.5/10(76 votes)

    #3 - The Four Untrustworthy Men

    S2:E6

    Reggie is bored with his success and plans to destroy Grot by hiring totally unsuitable personnel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 2 Episode 4 - The Unusual Shop
    8.4/10(77 votes)

    #4 - The Unusual Shop

    S2:E4

    Reggie asks CJ for a start-up loan to establish his shop Grot which becomes a huge success selling all sorts of useless products.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 1 Episode 1 - Hippopotamus
    8.3/10(126 votes)

    #5 - Hippopotamus

    S1:E1

    Reggie's life as a sales executive at Sunshine Desserts is getting too much for him and the strain is starting to show.

    Director:John Howard Davies
    Writer:David Nobbs

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  6. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 1 Episode 5 - The Speech to the British Fruit Association
    8.3/10(96 votes)

    #6 - The Speech to the British Fruit Association

    S1:E5

    After a disastrous public speech to the Fruit Association at Bilberry Hall, Reggie decides to take drastic action...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 1 Episode 6 - Trying a Frenchman, Welshman, Scotsman and an Italian
    8.3/10(94 votes)

    #7 - Trying a Frenchman, Welshman, Scotsman and an Italian

    S1:E6

    After his fake suicide, Reggie tries out a number of different new identities.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 1 Episode 7 - The Memorial Service
    8.3/10(89 votes)

    #8 - The Memorial Service

    S1:E7

    Reggie returns as Martin Wellborn, attends his own memorial service, and wins back Elizabeth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 1 Episode 2 - Nightmare in the Park
    8.2/10(106 votes)

    #9 - Nightmare in the Park

    S1:E2

    Reggie's plans for a relaxing weekend are scuppered when the family decides to visit a safari park.

    Directors:John Howard Davies, Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:David Nobbs

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  10. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 2 Episode 7 - Extreme Solution
    8.2/10(75 votes)

    #10 - Extreme Solution

    S2:E7

    Reggie's plan fails. He tries more extreme tactics which also fail. Only one more thing left to do...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 2 Episode 3 - Jimmy's Offer
    8.1/10(84 votes)

    #11 - Jimmy's Offer

    S2:E3

    Reggie confronts CJ and hatches a plan for a very unusual shop after talking to Jimmy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 1 Episode 4 - The Bizarre Dinner Party
    8.0/10(94 votes)

    #12 - The Bizarre Dinner Party

    S1:E4

    With Elizabeth still away, Reggie hosts a dinner party (without any food) for his business associates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 2 Episode 2 - Elizabeth's New Admirer
    8.0/10(71 votes)

    #13 - Elizabeth's New Admirer

    S2:E2

    Reggie is reduced to working at a pig farm. Elizabeth decides to get a job, gaining a new admirer and becoming the bread winner but isn't keen to let Reggie know where, leading him to suspect she is having an affair.

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  14. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 3 Episode 7 - Episode Seven
    7.8/10(73 votes)

    #14 - Episode Seven

    S3:E7

    Perrin's closes and everyone says their goodbyes. Reggie gets a new job but finds himself again working for C.J. and his brother F.J. Is the coast calling again?

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  15. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 2 Episode 1 - Remarried and Back at Sunshine Desserts
    7.6/10(79 votes)

    #15 - Remarried and Back at Sunshine Desserts

    S2:E1

    Maintaining his identity as Martin Wellbourne becomes more wearing for Reggie. Revealing his true identity to CJ does not go down well...

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  16. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 3 Episode 1 - The Great Project
    7.2/10(72 votes)

    #16 - The Great Project

    S3:E1

    Reggie decides to open a commune helping people to live in peace and harmony. But first he needs staff...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 3 Episode 3 - The Trickle of Visitors
    7.2/10(66 votes)

    #17 - The Trickle of Visitors

    S3:E3

    After an unique advertising campaign, "Perrin's" gains another guest.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 3 Episode 4 - Communal Social Evenings
    7.1/10(68 votes)

    #18 - Communal Social Evenings

    S3:E4

    Business is booming and Reggie is content... but for how long?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 3 Episode 5 - Timebomb
    7.1/10(67 votes)

    #19 - Timebomb

    S3:E5

    Money and jewelery begin to disappear at Perrin's and a female guest starts to be suggestible with the male staff.

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  20. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 3 Episode 2 - Staff Training
    6.9/10(70 votes)

    #20 - Staff Training

    S3:E2

    Having recruited all the old faces, Reggie welcomes his one and only guest to "Perrin's"

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  21. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 3 Episode 6 - Episode Six
    6.8/10(65 votes)

    #21 - Episode Six

    S3:E6

    Perrin's loses face in the community as McBlane attacks a Salvation Army woman and there is a backlash against his "Peacekeeping Force"

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:David Nobbs

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  22. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 4 Episode 1 - Reggie's Will
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Reggie's Will

    S4:E1

    After nearly 20 years apart all the characters are brought together by the death of Reggie Perrin. After attending the funeral they are all summoned to Geraldine Hackstraw's office (the solicitor dealing with reggie's estate) to hear the reading of the will. Everyone is left a million pounds on the condition that they carry out an absurd act the level of absurdity to be judged by Ms Hackstraw

    Director:Unknown
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  23. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 4 Episode 2 - The Unlikely Leader
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - The Unlikely Leader

    S4:E2

    Eager to claim their share of Reggie's fortune, everyone embarks on individual attempts at absurdity, but fail dismally. They decide to pool their resources but wong as a group is less than effective until they adopt Jimmy as their unlikely leader!

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  24. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 4 Episode 3 - BROSCOR
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - BROSCOR

    S4:E3

    Joan introduces a new face to the group. Hank, Joan's new boyfriend. Is voted into the team in their quest for absurdity. Deciding to form the Bloodless Revolution of Senior Citizens and the Occupationally Rejected (BROSCOR), everyone sets out on a recruitment drive for new members. Ms Hackstraw, meanwhile recieves constant invites to dinner from certain members of the team eager for her affections.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 4 Episode 4 - The Split
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - The Split

    S4:E4

    A dearth of ideas dampens morale until Jimmy (trying to pass Elizabeth's ideas off as his own, with her consent, of course) suggests splitting into two units: one as a Think Tank, the other as a Policy Research Unit. Things get a bit confusing when Jimmy decides being leader means he has to be on both units. Romance is in the air once again for Tom and Linda, who try rekindling their love for each other. C.J. begins acting suspiciously.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Sunday Extraordinary Business Meeting" is the best rated episode of "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin". It scored 8.5/10 based on 101 votes. Directed by Gareth Gwenlan and written by David Nobbs, it aired on 9/22/1976. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Re-Involvement".